In THE VICTIM, a young woman must find a way out of the maze of pain and degradation wreaked by childhood sexual abuse when she is forced to once again come face to face with her abuser.
Short story Mainstream 4,630 words First published in the anthology DESIRES: A COLLECTION OF CARIBBEAN SHORT STORIES.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Vaughn T. Stanford lives in Trinidad & Tobago and teaches mathematics at a local secondary school. In addition to DESIRES: A COLLECTION OF CARIBBEAN SHORT STORIES in which THE VICTIM was first published, he has also written and produced several theatre plays and is the founder of WHUD! Productions, the main vehicle for his short film and theatrical productions. He led his students to win the Tambi trophy in Rebirth House's Facing Life series with their short film LEANNA'S STORY. In association with the Canadian International Development Agency he has also produced a series of short films on HIV/AIDS for television.